Politifact.com: Statements from Stacey Evanshttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/stacey-evans/Statements from Stacey Evans reviewed by Politifact.comen-usMon, 05 Feb 2018 10:12:53 -0500Stacey Evans - Does Georgia have the lowest minimum wage in the country?http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2018/feb/05/stacey-evans/does-georgia-have-lowest-minimum-wage-country/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Does Georgia have the lowest minimum wage in the country?
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<p>Stacey Evans, a Democrat running to be Georgia&rsquo;s next governor, claims workers are at an economic disadvantage in part because of the state&rsquo;s minimum wage. &quot;I want Georgia to be the best place to work, live, and raise a family. Right now, it isn&rsquo;t,&quot; Evans said on her campaign website. &quot;Georgia is 40th in income inequality, 40th in high school graduation, and has the lowest minimum wage in the country.&quot; We wondered if Georgia in fact has the lowest minimum wage in the nation. It does, but it&rsquo;s not alone (tied with Wyoming), and most of hourly wage employees ...</p> <a href="/georgia/statements/2018/feb/05/stacey-evans/does-georgia-have-lowest-minimum-wage-country/">>> More</a>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:12:53 -0500http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2018/feb/05/stacey-evans/does-georgia-have-lowest-minimum-wage-country/Stacey Evans - Are Georgia firms cheating 1,000s of workers out of benefits, health care?http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2017/aug/10/stacey-evans/are-georgia-firms-cheating-1000s-workers-out-healt/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Are Georgia firms cheating 1,000s of workers out of benefits, health care?
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<p>With health care policy in limbo in Washington, the politicians who would like to be Georgia&rsquo;s next governor are staking out their own policy outlines. Democratic State Rep. Stacey Evans favors expanding Medicaid, but said the state could take other action as well. &quot;There are thousands of Georgia workers that are misclassified as independent contractors, so that their employers can wrongfully deny them the benefits that they deserve, including health care,&quot; Evans said Aug. 5. &quot;By expanding Medicaid and classifying workers appropriately, insurance will be available to hundreds of thousands more Georgians.&quot; We decided to check Evans&rsquo; number of ...</p> <a href="/georgia/statements/2017/aug/10/stacey-evans/are-georgia-firms-cheating-1000s-workers-out-healt/">>> More</a>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 14:51:06 -0400http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2017/aug/10/stacey-evans/are-georgia-firms-cheating-1000s-workers-out-healt/Stacey Evans - Did Stacey Evans help win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history?http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2017/jul/14/stacey-evans/did-stacey-evans-help-win-one-biggest-private-laws/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Did Stacey Evans help win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history?
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<p>Stacey Evans is running for governor of Georgia, and she&rsquo;s touting a major Medicare fraud case she argued with her private law practice in a campaign video. &quot;I helped win one of the biggest private lawsuits against Medicare fraud in history,&quot; Evans said on a June 12, 2017 campaign video. &quot;The government declined to pursue the case, so my firm did, and we recovered $324 million for taxpayers.&quot; Evans is referring to a civil lawsuit she argued alongside three other firms representing the U.S. government against DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a leading provider of dialysis services in the United States. ...</p> <a href="/georgia/statements/2017/jul/14/stacey-evans/did-stacey-evans-help-win-one-biggest-private-laws/">>> More</a>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:32:01 -0400http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2017/jul/14/stacey-evans/did-stacey-evans-help-win-one-biggest-private-laws/Stacey Evans - Is HOPE fund on pace to run dry?http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2011/nov/28/stacey-evans/hope-fund-pace-run-dry/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Is HOPE fund on pace to run dry?
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<p> Hope can bring about many things. At the Georgia Capitol, hope springs debate. In this case, we&rsquo;re referring to the HOPE scholarship, which countless Georgia students have used to pay for their college education and is currently in a funding crisis. The state Legislature made significant changes to the HOPE program earlier this year to keep it sustainable, but some lawmakers are still not pleased with some of the new measures. State Rep. Stacey Evans, a HOPE scholar, recently penned an op-ed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution outlining her concerns about ...</p> <a href="/georgia/statements/2011/nov/28/stacey-evans/hope-fund-pace-run-dry/">>> More</a>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2011/nov/28/stacey-evans/hope-fund-pace-run-dry/